One of my favorite events of the year- the Annual Art Walk at school! All the teachers and students make beautiful displays and invite families in for a picnic lunch and a stroll around the halls! Super talented kiddos! #208mama#finearts#artwalk

#AMuseumADay | @legionofhonor | Salomon van Ruysdael, "River View of Nijmegen with the Valkhof", 1648, oil on canvas, 104 x 143.8 cm.
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It's almost a 3-mile (4.3 km) walk from the @deyoungmuseum to the Legion of Honor. Together they form the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. The collection database, therefore, covers both venues and only if a work is on display do you know where it actually is. Unlike the three museums that make up the @harvardartmuseums, for example, the San Franciscan ones fortunately have seperate social media accounts.
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De Ruysdael family has brought forth several famous artists. It's worth noting that Salomon, his brother Isaack and their nephew Jacob were originally called De Goyer. After their father's death they changed the family name, taking a castle near Blaricum, where their father was born, as inspiration. Jacob van Ruisdael used the i instead of the y. He was taught by Salomon and is considered the most important member of the Ruysdael dynasty.
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Salomon lived and worked in Haarlem all his life, but painted cityscapes of Alkmaar, Nijmegen, Leiden etc. Most of these cities, like this one, are seen from a river. He specialized in such river and estuary landscapes, but also occupied himself with other landscape types and 'extracurricular' activities.
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Sources:
https://www.nga.gov/collection/artist-info.18427.html
https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/artists/salomon-van-ruysdael
https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/nl/rijksstudio/kunstenaars/salomon-van-ruysdael
https://art.famsf.org/salomon-van-ruysdael/river-view-nijmegen-valkhof-614436
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I Love You - 16x20 acrylic on canvas
This was a fun piece to make. I didn't really start with anything in mind and just let it happen. Which truth be told is how I do most of my art. I like to create on the fly. I hope you enjoy.